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Is your point that you don't believe that people's concern about rising crime is valid?

• ceejayoz 2y ago
  Absolutely. Humans are horrible at assessing such things. Statistically we live in one of the most safe and stable societies in human history. Especially when significant amounts of propaganda - from police unions, bleeds-it-leads media, tough-on-crime politicians, companies trying to explain their quarterly loss as anything other than "our CEO fucked up" - are in play.
  • claytongulick 2y ago
    Two weeks ago my daughter's bike was stolen. From her school bike rack. In broad daylight. On camera. It was a local mother and daughter that stole it. And zero police response. I should blame the media? Seems like being concerned about crime is pretty reasonable when people are experiencing crime. And a lot of people are. I hope that you are fortunate enough to live in an area where you don't experience it. Your points would make a lot more sense to me if that's the case.
    • ceejayoz 2y ago
      I’ve had a package stolen off my porch. I draw precisely zero conclusions over the local, state, or national crime rates from that anecdote.